scoobyyabbadoo

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by scoobyyabbadoo 7y ago
ML is hyped enough already and kids already don't know enough fundamentals. They're never going to sit in front of a Linear Algebra class again so the appropriate use of their time is to teach them as much linear algebra as possib
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by scoobyyabbadoo 7y ago
Of course I agree with your sarcasm that it's more likely about population replacement and wage reduction, but I'm just saying the public political justification we were given for H1B was supposedly to temporarily cover our skills
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by scoobyyabbadoo 7y ago
OK, but why is it in a book on Linear Algebra today? Look at any introductory Linear Algebra book more than 3 years old and you won't find it in the curriculum
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by scoobyyabbadoo 7y ago
But k means isn't linear algebra. Might as well put k means into a book on APPLIED car repair.
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by scoobyyabbadoo 7y ago
Interesting how k-means clustering is considered appropriate for chapter 4 of this 19 chapter book. I don't know anyone who even considers it related to the material in linear algebra (which is more about vectors, matrices, spectral va
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by scoobyyabbadoo 7y ago
>Many of my teammates are immigrants. Visa related uncertainty and progress are major parts of their lives. The H1-B renewal lottery colors all future plans. Finally getting a green card is like having a child or buying a house. Getting
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by scoobyyabbadoo 7y ago
>As frustrations mount, researchers and the major foundations that fund their work fear that the ambitious project may not survive, multiple people told BuzzFeed News. A source with knowledge of discussions between the key parties involv
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by scoobyyabbadoo 7y ago
People can still do science on their own. Grant giving institutions as a driver of science is a relatively recent phenomenon. There's nothing wrong with a garage laboratory to test your ideas so long as you document your methodology so
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by scoobyyabbadoo 7y ago
Yes, and you can see a few hundred libraries here https://www.swi-prolog.org/pack/list
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by scoobyyabbadoo 7y ago
>We elected officials to administrate it only, these ideals are done by everyone. That's mob rule / vigilantism.
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by scoobyyabbadoo 7y ago
Why should a bunch of tech workers be administering justice? We've elected government officials to handle that.
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by scoobyyabbadoo 7y ago
> In my imaginary world everything down to the level of a statement of what is a code file in the real world is a separate record in a relational database, I think you'd like prolog https://swish.swi-prolog.org/examp